AngolaGeography
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Location:
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Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Geographic coordinates:
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12 30 S, 18 30 E | |
Map references:
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Africa | |
Area:
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total: 1,246,700 sq kmland: 1,246,700 sq kmwater: 0 sq km | |
Area - comparative:
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slightly less than twice the size of Texas | |
Land boundaries:
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total: 5,198 kmborder countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,511 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zambia 1,110 km | |
Coastline:
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1,600 km | |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm | |
Climate:
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semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) | |
Terrain:
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narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau | |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 mhighest point: Morro de Moco 2,620 m | |
Natural resources:
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petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium | |
Land use:
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arable land: 2.41%permanent crops: 0.24%other: 97.35% (2001) | |
Irrigated land:
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750 sq km (1998 est.) | |
Natural hazards:
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locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau | |
Environment - current issues:
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overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water | |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollutionsigned, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | |
Geography - note:
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the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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